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There is an entire Draupadi cult in South India where people consider Draupadi and Pandavas as their parents. They are Ishta Devas and Ishta Devi for many families.
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(Draupadi Amman Temple, Chennai)
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(Idol of Draupadi in Draupadi Amman Temple)
The Draupadi Amman temples are there in Chennai (Dharmaraja koli, named after Yudhishthira), also in Madurai, Tamilnadu. In few temples her idol sits on Airavata, showing her Indrani form. In most of the temples she sits besides Yudhishthira, just like their royal court. In one of such temples in Tamil Nadu, Iravan guards Draupadi's shrine as her son.
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(Iravan gurading Draupadi's Shrine)
Devi Draupadi has her own Gayatri Mantra and 108 names as her prayer. Unmarried women pray to her for getting married soon.
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(800 year old Dharmaraya Swami Temple, Banglore)
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(Idols in Dharmaraya Temple)
In Dharmaraya Swami temple of Bangalore, Devi Draupadi's wedding is arranged every year and a grand festival named Karaga takes place for about a month. The priest needs to dress up as a woman to conduct the Puja as it's seen as Dharmaraya (Yudhishthira)'s penance for his misdead to Draupadi. It is believed that Dharmaraya is still repenting for that act. Interestingly, in this temple Dhrishtadyumna also is worshipped as Potha Raja, along with the Pandavas, Krishna and Abhimanyu.
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(Pandavas with Panchali and Lord Krishna; Dharmaraya Temple)
References:
1) The Mahabharata, KMG, sacred texts 2) The Mahabharata, BORI, translated by Bibek Debroy 3) Mahabharat, Kashiram Das 4) The cult of Draupadi, volume 1 by Alf Hiltebeitel
